Apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population. The apparatus includes an information collection unit, a data integration unit, a data mining analysis unit, and an interface unit. The information collection unit collects information about locations provided by mobile communication terminals of moving objects, information about attributes of the moving objects, and information about locations and attributes related to stationary objects. The data integration unit creates integrated data by integrating the information collected by the information collection unit, national statistical information, and map data registered previously. The data mining analysis unit extracts data, consistent with conditions input by a system user, from the integrated data, and searches the map data for based moving patterns of the moving objects using data mining analysis. The interface unit provides a map service in which search results have been applied to the map data.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0020704, filed on Mar. 9, 2010, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0109318, filed on Nov. 4, 2010, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population, and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population, which can analyze information about the characteristics and tendencies of floating population based on data about the movement of moving objects using a data mining analysis technique and provide information about analysis results.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Recently, as an approach to the methodology of supporting marketing and the inauguration of businesses including the analysis of ...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population, which enables data mining analysis using frequent area searches and road-based sequential pattern searches for specific floating population based on the collected and integrated information about moving objects.

Problems solved by technology

However, field survey of floating population is subject to the problem of it being difficult to obtain accurate analysis result for floating population at all time intervals.

However, periodic survey and non-periodic survey have the problems of incurring high expenses and requiring the employment of reliable survey personnel.

Moreover, conventional analysis of commercial areas has been performed in connection with residential areas or stationary buildings, such as companies and shopping malls, so that it has a limit on pattern searches related to the analysis of the tendencies of floating populations in terms of age groups, the levels of living, and principal moving time intervals in corresponding areas.

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